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THE UNION ;OK THE STATES-ONE CO UNTIll'- ONK DESTINY,
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VOL. 1.
LANCASTER, OHIO, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1860
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face expressed defiance as plainly as if
the had replied iu words. . ,
The chilly, uncomfortable , evening
drew on. 'Iu a corner ly themselves But
Rutb and Ilirry, thelstter restless at ev
er, and both sullen and silent, for their
step. mother's loud voice fllied the whole
room. ' ft was .the usual way of spending
the evening' in their uncomfortable and
unlovely home. . Harry was moro than
usually restless and depressed that night,
for all had gone wtong with him the last
two or three days. ' Ruth was thinking
somewhat bitterly of jMr. Upton's bril
liantly lighted rooms, of the gay company
the animated, faces, and, must we confess
it? of Paul Upton, whom her little heart
cared u, great deal more about than it would
admit evon to itaolf. , . ; .
"Come.out, Ruth, and walk , with mo
I have sooflclhing to tell you" whispered
Harrv ju lmlh. ah hour aftir hour !
TOO 9 00...... 12 00 . , . , . '.';' .,'
Tout s oo.,i,ii oo n oo ,a "way, ana doiu grew more restless.
Ruth rose wuh alacrity; resumed the Ion
net and shawl which she had thrown over
a chan, and in an ius'ant stood ready to
go. They passed out unmoles'.ed, and
for a moment stood undecided as to which
way they should turn their steps. Then,
impelled by an irresistible impulse, Ruth
turned towards the footpath, which she
well knew would lead them in sight of
Mr. Upton's house. Harry walked by
her side, silent as ever. Ruth minded
not that the deal leaves and the wither
ed grass damped her dress, nor '.hat the
wind felt more chilly and uncomfortable
thanevei. Doth brother and sister were
too full of thoughts to hec 1 the weather.
What a brilliant liht streamed from eve-
window of Mr. Upton's large house, as
' Try my fortune writing for the news
papers. 'And if I succeed, as of course I
shall" and here Ruth affected a merry
torie--"'sMl il yougetsteady'employmcnt,
what a pleasant home we could make by
Ll. ' - I . It I.... II. i
eajnusB. oho. nu lungT -t,it uuruiy lo wauls I wairraa so thi sal rjjtaia, at Usui ,
i'uul Upton She had grown very quiet
and pentlej altogether too quiet and gCn
tle. Miss Lane said. , ,.
liul our poor little heroine was cot per
BOOS AND JOB PRINTING.
Wi are prepared Id execute ail descriptions of JOB
WORK: such al iPAKUS, OIKCI'LAHR, PONTKHN,
BALL TICKETS, and every other variety of PLAIN
AND PANCT JOBBING), with new and luperlbrfrpe,
aud oo short ndtlb.
OdUr4tV OFFICERS.
J.dgttf FairftU Camas Pleat Oazt HENRY
C. WHITMAN, residence Lancaster, Ohio.
Prussia judgt JESS LKOHSJJB, Office In PuWllc
Building. . ,
Pr.ttutinf Jltttrfi-ifiMKSI W; SttNCHCOJJB,
Sktrif AAKON, W. feBKIGHT.Offlce at Jail.
Cltrk if Court JOHN C. K A INKY, Office Public
tfuildlnc.
Jltiitar A. J. D1LDINB. Offlco Public Building.
7VMarr P.C.nKKAUUM.OIUce public Rnlldliig
Rtetritr A. SYFBRT; Orftce Public Buildlnir. ,
Suntfor E.S.HASSUMHloeiTalliiiadgeUlock,
gerotd Story.
Cmntrh, BHJ5FPF.R. residence1 , WaOlsqn Up.
CffstMissfsHcrs JONKHH tiHAKP.of Berii town
fhlp, DANIEL COLLINS of Amanda Township.
Srso.i Crami'asrs WM. W. WHITNEY, JOHN
WILLIAMS and Rev. J. F. REINMUND.
oursolyes. Nobody should know wherolfuct, by any mfans. She wished it had
Prom the Watertl Mafajlnt.
J.iie'. uarrut. i Fidelltr la Llttte Thiagt.
J.V l?M hads;atberedlnthsbavesoflbedav, . i.Wl,:i. .i.ll I.. i,f , I .
Wbka time bad sraitered ihlrklyfcaiv tut lbr; I W lllle Standing On the pMtlurrn (.la
' pais i iiht, had bound tbttin, ou by oaf, ' railway s'aiioD, a lew days airo." itid a
With to Iouk braid of her ewn rava airir. Ir.:.. j .. i: , .i . "L : . r . . I-
iiioiiu, watiiuir iur auu arrivni ui atrniu
we were until vp got rich and famous, and
then we would ride hon'ie.iu a coach and
four, and create a nino days wonder."
Harry -smiled at the pleasant vision,
and then relapsed into deoper lit of mus
ing-, thail ever, iiut lielore they hud
reached home that. 'night, it was decided
that they should go to the city to seek
their fortunes. And so it happened that
onecold.raw morning, be for o most people
wereVfJ, Harry'und Ruth stole like two
guilty ..things through the garden gate,
turncii to take ono lust look at ths littlo
oottage and -the desolate landscape, and
then leaving the old tliingt behind, their
feet were treading new ground, and their
teyea werolooking upon new scenes.
'Well what news, Harry?' asked Ruth,
as she busied herself putting the Enisling
touches to the table, set for their evening
meal.
'None,' said Harry moodily playing
with his knife and fork, utterly regardless
of the vice supper whicji Ruth had been
at such pains to prepare tor liiin.
1 have been all over tho city to-day,
Silent and still, end still, an ane1 loatrd down.
been any ono else but Miss L,,,e l0 whom a.i , mff5Zg:'1
alio was indebted, and she longed to k' 1 1 Aml K"u" waod blasted with decay.
away, n I live a quiet life am with
Hairy. Miss Luuel lovely face some
times gave her a vry painful sensation.
"My dear linle Rmh." said Miss Lane,
one Jay, when for the twentieth time Ruth
had declared that she was strong enough
to go away, and tor: the twentieth time
Mirs Lano had declared that suck thing
was impossible "we are lo Lave a visitor
10-uny, ana i want you to jook your pret
tiesi,
Vet, day by day. we sow. and twlllrht comes.
And gathers In the full sheaves, on- bt one;
And by-aud-bys, llle'sevenlnr hour willecm.
And we shall see the work our bauds have don.
Aa Incident on Droudwar.
BY MBS. Coa8 WabHI.IOTOS TjTUTS.
Ooe of these sunny March aftsrnoons,
when the sky it blue and toft as Sapphire,
and (ia air f ull of balm the noire oi
lfvnii hHl,a our.e!r.H ,n.A.v('uW Chrch tippod with sunset gold,
t i . and tha nla .olrKS ra'rwpo at.mir Ttr.,l.
of cars, my attention was directed, by a
The saprtmncy of the nibble la PolUict.
If, aa wa have frequently end'ebvofed '
to show, tl Bible shoulJ l.avi the tntire
coittiol of man, ihuo the. Christina must
feel a deep ic Let et io the political action
ol his country. He auouhl be thy Bible
The Little tilrl tirat meet Me.
There's a llt'le (rlrl that meets me,
And with laucbter ever ureois me,
And to kiss ber oft entreats mo,
As I stray
'Lonsr the pith or life, sn dreary,
Whore the saddened heart, aud weary
Shades the sujllnlit, shining gear mc)
On my way.
She has eyes as bin as Hettven,
Only sued about eleven t
But unto brr Ood Has rivon
Kurb a Heart,
That forever she II alnriut,
Beauty o'er the wragll Heart bringing.
Sweet us air.
With her sunny hair, so curley :
Witb herteelli.so whito and ptarly,
I have net her late and eurly
Uy the way :
Andltak her by the naud, and press It
In my own, Just to caress il ,..
"Pruttr little hand Ood bless UP
1 do say;
May tho world sin lis kindly or! bur.
Benedictions fall upon her,
Angels be her guard of bouor,
As she gdes
Through this world ofourj, sllitliifr;
Peace to tbe troubled spirts bringing,
Ko grief ber pure heart wrlngiug
Wit lis Woes.
May tbe iweetell Harp in Hearth
Hilghtest erown that e'ur was giveni
tVburu tb wares of life aru driven
Hast the tliniHe,
Echo to her dainty flngor,
'Poo bar pure brow ever linger j
'While each augel be a singer,
Culling home 1
From Ballou's Monthly Macoilno.j
IN A COBWEB
PV ESTHER BERNE.
i.dw. ' a jvra tuilH'V jvaarvM Tft.l tU'UNT J L I I t 1
perhaps I shan't ol. eoUo your going a- l"u "7. 1""--' P :" S where w. were standing, .ml. bidding all
wuvlv.r.,1 hv " . bB i way all iu a glitter as they nfl-cled the I. ,.K..-r,.i .,,! kT..
J J I'll I , .a . a
gentleman who rood at my aide, to a rnanjin ( mll!U)rtu iivi,lg epi!,tl9- of lhe
coming down the track with rapid mrid-s. lrilh-bl ,pe,k M.k gpe6sk, ,0 act di. (
I looked with interest supposing h.rn to ct, Tl e Btble do.--not wi.horaw the -
ue . BomB 01" n"on-i pon i- QhiUhti from iijto.couiso wi.h
man, au eanorj or, ptrcnance, an agea
brokef, who! had retired from Wall Strrfet
without a stajn of ditliQneetr upon his
character; or what may be a more s rang
phenomena, a conductor who had served
the road for a dozen years witln tj'. I oco ru
ing the proprietor oi the b-s( farm in that
part of p.f country in which ho lesided.
I'&Win IIAWfPlroP ll A tnttlt ,'ft.dl. 1111 lA
Afternoon came, and witfc-i' visitor
Now Ruth hadn't cared ohe snap atout
t li o mysterious person, abd scarcely look-,
rd upwhon tho visitor entered the' room.
3ul how she started when her eyes en
iQunlere those of Paul Upton! How
quii kly a beautiful color flashed over her
pale fit'ie, and how haid she strove to
keep down the words of welcome that
were upon Iter tongue. It was provoking
mat Miss inline was called out ot the room
w-v ... . . . b r tney rrn-ciea met, ch rf , d -w d - He
silken, robe of the hurrying throng-tLis i wM . 6,,0 looking
ci . . , , , , Irislitnan, with a sleilgi upon Lit Mioul-
ou. -aojunt leie-aei! ro weary M, r(r.DOce6,in,r i ,is aroear-
day's work in the stifling book biudjrv
the csre-worn, thread-bare woman, and
ance or distinguished it) hjj ar- J P' ull
see nothing in him to attract attn iiiin and
and offered myself as office boy, or porter, ljust at that moment, and tht Ruth was
a , .,,. Li , . c iiv.iiiiis I u imiji ,u .1,111.'
7 ' I, ""Iwonderfed why ih- tenth rran I ad p .iuis-d
-6. "y 7. , B him out to in; and, at h was s ill vand
scorn uUister.hood feuddei, y she pu.;ing ,tmJ ,id j asU(J for the dbJl(1 if.
ed in front of a fruit stsnd. the ropical J fmaiion.
Kiuainui goioun ounces ipminneu ner o(
the little white fare i)i4t was wssting a
way on the lonely pillow at home, and she
or almost anything, but uohody seemed in obliged to entertain her visitor.
Paul ' n gP""1 her worn purse longingly.
want ol mo. Ruth, if the worst conies to sealed himself most boldly at tiei side,
the two wanderers steukhily approached
it! Harry would have paused at a suita
ble distnnce, but Ruth urged him gently
forward.
'Please Come a littlo nearer, Harry.'
Ruth was not satisfied until they had
gained a sta'.ion immediately undcrone of
the windows, a position which command
ed a view of both parlors, and which was
likewise comto.-tably shielded Irom tb-scrvation.
Harry made some faint objection at to
the impropriety of the thing, but Ruth
made no answer. Poor child! she was too
busily occupied at that moment to care
whether what she was doing was pioper
or not. Withiij there were gay music
and animated faces, and anon a silvery
burst of laughter, which flouted out to
the ears of the two lone watchers.
'What splendid dresses!' thought Ruili
'how glad I am I didn't come!'
'0, Ruth, just look what a beautiful
face! That is like some of tLe old paint
ings. There she has seaUd herself upon
that sofa opposite. Don't yoi see hei?'
And Hairy leaned forward and gazed
with a look of the most eager admiration.
Ruth drew hiiri back- She had looked
and noted well the lovely lace shaded by
the 'air hair, which was now turned with
an eagQr, animated look upon her compan
ion, Paul Upton. Paul was talking most
earnrstly with the strange lady so earn
estly that he seemed Mot to heed anything
that was passini; around him. Their
conversation seemed to grow more and
more interesting, and confidential, for
Paul's face unconsciously approached
the worst, shall we go back or 6trve?'
'Starve,' said Ruth decideilly. 'But
you will try again to-morrow, Harry, and
perhaps you will bucceed bitter. See
what 1 have got here you shall take
them to some publisher to-morrow."
And Ruth held up three or four rolls of
paper, upon which she had busied bcrsel'
the last two or three days.
Some days passed away. Ruth's man
uscripts had been offered for sale. Some
had been rejected and tome sold will,
but it was rather discouraging and morti
fying work and ' poor Harry dreaded,
more than he dare tell Ruth, to inquire
the fate of what had cost her so many
busy hours. At length, when Harry had
well nigh despaired, ho found employ
ment as errand-boy in tho oflico of a
wealthy merchant, and that evening with
elastio step and animated countenance,
told Ruth the good news. He found his
sister bending as usual over her writing,
and proceeded to recount his day's expe
rience, wnhoiit noticing the ellgrts Ruth
nvtde to suppress a fit of coughing. In
fact, ever since that evening walk to Mr.
Upton's house, Ruth hai been troubled
n rli a most obstinate anrl singular cough,
which no remedy she applied could seem
to subdue. Lately it had been quite
painful tor her to bend over her writing,
and her household duties tired her most
unaccountably
'Why. Ruthy, how handsomo you Sre
growing.' was Harry s exclamation, as he
glanced at his bister, after relating his
good fortune.
In fact, Ruth did look unusually well
that evening. Her eyes sparkled, and
thorS v?as a bright spot of bloom on eith
er check. Ko one could have said but
what the rose tint was extremely becom
ing now. It was quit fortunate that
Harry had found emp.oyment, for after a
near tho lady's and she seemed listening I wliilo Ruth found it utterly impossiblo to
most attentively, ever and anon darting i endure the constraint that writing lmpo
"1 tell you it will be impossible for
me to go.' was Ruth Moi ley's decided
tins wcr, aa she plucked to pieces a beauti
ful crirasotl flower, which her companion
had just preseuted lien
'I know you have told hie so bnea or
twice," returnod Paul Upton, good hu
moredly, 'but ladies have so many whims
jiow-a-duys, that it isn't best to take the
first answer, nor perhaps the second as
decided.'
'Well, take it or nut, just as you please;
my mind, at least ia made up.' And
Ruth petulantly buiied her small feetid a
mass of dead leaves.
' Well, Ruth, had I guessed the fate of
that unfortunate flower I should have '
'Kept it) well, I wish you had.' And
as a blast of the cold north Wind at that
moment rattled the dead leaves at her feet
Ruth bbiverod and turned upon bet home
ward way
Her thoughts, as she walked slowly
through the desolate fields, which in . the
summer tirno had looked so lovely, were
not enviable ones by any rneanst Twice
or thrice upon her way homu she turned
with a half Intention of tfoin? back ao tell
Paul that she would attend the party his
sister cave that ninht, but then pride
earns to ber aid.
'Ho, I told him 1 wouldn't go. and I
roust keep my word, else fie vilr think
ra inconsistent. Besides that, I haven't
a suitable dress 19 wear, and I hear that
Paul's cousins from the City those' rich
aad beautiful Lane girls, are to be there
of course they will be dressed splendidly,
and will look rcost Contemptuously upon
my plain brown Thibet. 0 deir, how I
do wish I was rich! ' -
And then Ruth heedless of the cutting
srind against which her thin shawl was
Very little protection, dreamed she was
nob;- how cowrfoTteoltf she would make
her poor father's old age, with' how many
blessings sbs would surround him bless
iugs which the hard-Worktrrg man hud
pever known in his life. And Harry
Iioor restless Harry, he should go tp col
eg, and. should have all (he -books he
(ranted, and rn tiros becoraa a great man.
. 'So you have got boms at last, have
you.?'
How iittlo Ru'h started, and how ber
golden castles shivered anil felt to pieces
at the souud of that voiee, aad at the tight
of that great, coarse, red-faced womau.
'Yes, I've got horns,' was Ruth's sul
len answer, to her step-ruother't stluta-
lion.
'Well, you might as' well . spaod the
whole day put of doors, as for all the
frork you do in the house. Now make
haste and set the table, and make your
pelf useful for ons minute.'
There was no answer to this, but Ruth's
a bright, arch look at her companion
which look, poor Harry, sl.irering out
side, likened lo a sunbeam.
Yes, Ruth's eye had noted well every
detail ol the scene tho exquisite and
tasteful dress of the stranger, that told of
wealth the tall, queenly form, the fair
ompleslon and rosc-imted cheek, and
above all, the interest whiuh the two oc
cupants of the Bo'a took in each in oilier
none of these things had escaped from
Huth a glance. How moaoly she thought
of herself at that moment of her dimin
utive form, her dark complexion, to
which the rose tint whs most unbecoming
her poor attiro I Sho brushed away
from her forehead her rich, dark hair
with a disdainful motion. She recollected
.tow that some one had onco called her
witch-like and wierd-like; witch-like in-
dcod, she must look when compmed with
the lovely stranger within. But then
Ruth's pride came to her aid again, nnd
her dark eyes flashed unseen in her hi
ding plncO.
Should Bho hale Paul Upton? no, he
was not worth hating; she would forget
him, and never look upon him again.
She would liys for her father and Harry,
and sometime in the future, when she was
rich nnd famous, Paul might regret her
and might reek to renew the acquaintance.
She imagined to horself the scorn with
which she would receive his d varices,
when suddenly she shivered as in an
ague-fit.- A casual glance at the window
had shosrn her Paul and the stranger lady
gafting out into the night,' and id an in-
Ruth imagined she was discovered.
But the next moment the ida seemed
absurd, for the two had passed from the
window, and wore now lost to sight.
Harry, who had now forgot everything
in his admiration of the lovely stranger,
was now awakened to lie by Ruth's
shiver.
"Why, Kuth, here you are chilled
through, and dear me, how thin your
shawl is. How imprudent of us to aland
so long here. But that was such boau
tiful picture, Ruthy." And Harry lauch-
ed aod then siebdd at tho rsoollection.
. Ruth made oo answer, .only .clang tighter
to her brother's aim, as they turned Raok
into the solitary night. Away from the
bright windows, and Harry's gloomy
thoughts returned He broke out abrupt
ly:
. " Ruth, I am going to the city to seek
my .fortune, as many better men than I
have done. I shall die here, leading this
inaetive life Have you anything to say
against this plan, Ruthy?"
" Nothing," said Rutb, "excepting that
I shall go with you."
"Nonsense, Ruth! Of oourse, it will
be imposible for you to go. What would
you do when you got there ?"
sed upon her. The very act of bending
over, aggravated licr cough lo such a de
gree that she toid Harry one nioriiina that
she should lake a vacation of a week or
two.
'You have been quite honored to-day,
Ruth,' was Harry's salutation, as he rush
ed like a whirlwind into Ruth's pwsenco,
after the day's work was through. 'I
don't believe there ever was a better man
than Mr. Lane. I happened to say to him
the o'.hcr day that you had a cough, and
to day he inquired after you, and said il
you had no objections, his daughter, Miss
Lane, would call upon vou. What do
you say to that, Miss Ruth?'
'To tell the tiuth,' was Ruth's answer,
'I had much rather she wouldn't come.
You know I have a great dislike to stran
gers but for your bake, I shall recieve
her properly.'
Harry was rather worried about Ruth's
cough, as it didn't seem to improve any
ns the weeks went on, and Ruth went a
bout so slowly, and seemed to get weary
so often, that Harry sriously began to
think it would be best to summon a phy
sician. Dut Rutli laughod at his anxiety,
reminded him that winter was a bad lime
to gel cured of a oough, and declared
that in the spring she should be aa well
as usual.
There was a knock at their door one
everting, arid as Harry opened it ho en
countered his employer, Mr. Lane, and a
lady, whom Mr. Laoe introduced as his
daughter. Poor Harry stared in the ut
most astonishment, and then blushed a
i t . t a
great aeai moro man me occasion becru
ed lo warrant, for in Miss Lane he recog
nized un lovely Siran-rer whom ho had
admired through Mr. Upton's window.
As lor lluth, sns had slarted forward at
sight of the htdy, crimsoning violently
Irom excitement, and then suddenly she
sank back upon her scat, a death-liko pal
lor crept slowly over hir faoe and thon
there was a wild cry from Harry. From
Ruth's mouth there issued a crimson
stream and her eyes were closed, as if jn
death.
Week sucoeoded week, and the gonial
clay 9 oi spring came slowly on. liutli
would recover -the doctor had said so.
And poor Harry was Wild with delight,
arid worked harder and moro manfully than
over.- During Ruth's illness he had been
promoted to the position- of clerk in Mr.
Lane's store, and every even ng ho hod
the priviloge of entering Mr. Lane's
house, for there bad Ruth been removed
at the comraencenlent of her illness.
Yes, Ruth would recover, but she must
be tended with great care and truly no
sister could have watched over and nurs
ed her more carefully than had Mist, Lane
through those many woeks. And Ruth
felt very grateful, more so than she could
and then he began to talk to her just as
he used to in the old times. Kuth felt tin-
eorufortablo she wished Miss Line
would come back and take care of this
troublesome visitor.
"So, you dear, silly, Mepcndent little
fly, what a cobweb you have got yourself
inio
A cobweb! What could he mean?
"Why, yes, a cobweb," said Paul laugh
ing. ' Hero has my cousin, Sophie Lane,
woven her mcshi s about you, and her i are
the rest of tho sp:dcrs come to enjoy the
feast,"
'Sophie Lane, Paul's cousinl How
supid Ruth had been not to hare recol-
Icuicd that Lane was the name of Paul s
uncle. And somehow '.ho knowledge of
this fact led to another, and then Ruth
ienmed that Paul's conversation upon '.be
nivlit of lhe party had been about hcr.and
that Sophie hud been so interested, that
she had determined to make her acquain
tance, which, as we have already seen, she
aid acconipusn mrougu Harry s means;
In fact, there were o m ty explanation,
ta he made, llut when Miss L"e came
back, neither Paul nor Ruth noticed her
entrance, and so she pru lentlv made her
retreat again, smiling to herself.
And so it happened, as anybody with
commou sense miirhihavo predicted, that
not long nftcr there was another paity, at
Miss banc s instead ot Mr. Upton a, and
Harry and Ruth didn't staad euiside,but
were rather prqmirent aciors in the per
formance that look place that night a
performance in which little Ruth Morley
became Kutn Upton, and in which Har
rv and Miss Lane officiated as brides-
groom and bridesmaid.
And Harry the restless follow con
Hived to wheedle himself into Sophie'i
to such an extent, that when he became
a junior partner in the house of Lane t
Co., ho persutded Sophie to repeat the
performance, which has been enacted in
the.cuse olRuth, with a very littlo vjiria
tion of course.
In process of lime, Ruth's step-mother
died, and ihcnRulh had the pleasureof ma
king her father's old age comfortable and
lisppy, Though Ruth Bnd Harry never
became very rich, or , very fameus, yet
singularly enough they were both con
tented and happy.
Home Education Parents must not
thuflle on to the teacher the entire care of
their children, ft is a big contract, a su
periniepdent Of a city school, has to mud f
the t'liarrtutCr, and map out the stipuliod
habits of neglected, unregulated children.
Many parc-n s would blush at expo&uio
of their own faults, if they were made
sensible of the short-comings of their
children, by the most reprehensible indif
ference to their habits. Habits of order,
cloanlincss, speech, manners &o., com
menced at home, mark it whole course in
school. Parents should not be martinets
in discipline, exacting even unpleasant
demands from their children, but they
should win them to be obedient, docile,
atteniive, mannorly and reverent what
ever is lacking up to this time, by those
who send children to schjol a1 few de
termined lessc'n given to them now, in
tie opening week, will prove a wholegmi"
Home Education, and aid, materially, the
teachers in developing the good and draw
ing ihe string ol tho evil dispositions in
their pupils'.
SI
Gen. Jacksons First Appiarancb in
CoNurisss. When Mr. Gallatin wax a
member of Congress, in the year 179G.
Tennessee was admitted as a State into
the Union, and sent her first member to
Washington. Qno day when in his seal
in the House, Mr. Uallatin n'o'iioed a tall,
lank, uncouth looking individual, with
long locks of hair hanging over his brows
ami face, while a qu-ue hung down his
bask, tied With an elk skin; The dress
of this individual was singular his man
ner and deportment that of a back wood
man. The appearance of so' singular a
character on lhe floor of the House ol
Representatives naturally attracted at
tention, nnd a member by his side tifsked
who he was. Mr. Uallatin replied that
he was the pew meruber from lbs new
State
"Well." said his friend, "ha socms
just the sort of chnp one might exrWct
Irom suoh a"n uocivintei region as Ten
nessee." The individual in question was
Andrew Jaclsou'.
Hafe you anv one-cent orancea, sir?"
"We don't deal in one-cent custpuiers
better go about your business, woman,"
euid the man contemptuously.
Uli, the lierat-tickness of poverty!
She had procedud but a few sieps before
she again stopped, involuiitaiily, before
the display of cut flowers. It was not
the dazzling camellias nor the imperial
pink azalrfts that attracted her eye; ii
was the kqot ol wild violets Hue and
dewy, like those that grew under the apple-tree
at home, when she was a girl.
How little Willie's eyes would sparkle at
the tight of those blue violets!
"How much are those viul-.ts?" ahe
asked, with trembling eager pees
"A shilling,1' said the dealtsr shortly:
he did not believe the faded-looking wo
man would bt i customer, and was vexed
at being interrupted in eulogising to a
splendidly drffseed lady some rare hot
house blossoms.
She turned away with a weary sigh, but
the lady had noticed ber wan face with
pitying kindness.
Give ine the wild flowers," said she;
and then toui hing the woman's shoulder, 1
she added, "Tuk these viulats you teem
to wuu tor uiem ho much I "
The pale fa o lighted up. Ah, it was
worth a quarter to bang forth such a
smiUI ..
"Thank you, lady, it was for my little
boy, and he is dyingl" T
Dvin!r it was a stranee fancv to lhe
jeweled child of luxury. She could not
iningino it in all in glow of sunshine and
vitality that surrounded her, and yet it
struck a warning child to her heart. Dy
ing! to think that people could die!
t" "
"Oh, mother, they are so beautiful.
Put them where I can look at them all the
time ibey make ine think of lovely green
wocdsl" ,
And when midnight came, the lihfe
child set out on his far journey to the
many mansions of his Father's house
house, smiling upop the violets with hig
last earthly glance. The broken-hearted
mother could shroud him in no gliotning
satin qr cos'ly bee; but when tha little
pine coffin crime, she sprinkled the blue
eyed fragrant b'oss.ims upon his breast
and so laid him down tq everlasting slumbers.-
Did tt.e Recording Angel write down
no history f that brief incident in his
book oi light? Ah, the day will come
when , riel.es are no longer of any avail,
and that ono deed Of kiridness will be
more precious io the. daughter of wealth
than all Uol. ondas diamonds
He needs no more weary watching now
thai sick and suffering child; he is gath
eiing the violets that grow along the tiv
ers of Paradise! Life Illustrated.
"That man!" he repli-d, 'lias worked
on this iotd for hiany Jefti 3. lilt bu-i-
n-HS is lo see that the tiack, for two mi.c.
above, aud three lelow, i in fit or 'er for
travel-that no rails are broken or bent;
and if be finds a spik- cr wedge loosf.pne
blow from Ms hammer or sli-dge, trl.l -li
he carries, sends it egain to its place."
What wages does he get for such ser
vices?" I eniiuiied.
"Seven shillinL'9 a day, arid finds him-
men, or
from iheexeiiiun of ii.fluemtc in political
"Hairs. It countenances no monkish log
ic, no ascent! tupersutiori. It brings the
di.ciples of the Savior ntit into the I'ght,
nd lorward into the trout rank HI enort,
and males them an example to Oihers in
all ihe legitimate action of our World. Its.
dt-a'gn is lo ttilighu-n and saticiify men
tp, fit them for thi-ir dtlncs ax fecial, intel
lectual, and moral .beings; to n ake tl em -gpod
piuteus, wire and puie-I.earted pat
riots, and .through them- tottach others,
lo allow thein what true patriotism it, and
h'.w the high functions of a citizen are to
be p'rrfoimed. Christians, then forc.mnst
g i hit) the .vena i.f political aciin,.
They n.ui-t go into ti c pr wiry tnetings
o (no p-O'iiH. arid liclu to Lite a llL'ht '
.... r ' n
for voHt on to the first elements of (loluical
influence; 1 . fey ions', goto ihe polls, and
make lhe ballot-box tell in favor of trulb
and righ'.eutnesri. Io a woid, they are,
by their t garnple, tp tj.-acii men what they
ar to do as good l-it j.-us, and the cpiiit
with which they are to cbae in' politi
cal actioil.
Christians should fcei an inti-nte inter- -et
in the flection i f rulrrs. and i xert all
their ii.fluet.ee in hating that el.etioncon
t. oiled by the gieat piincipl. s Inl I down
ir. the B.ble. Th-y should do a'l (her
telf he answerer1; for wl id, lift fmsl,, jn otJer u ,0oi mfe0 tlecf,
pen cuy as isueo, una periorms uib is 6j t .rfi..n. T, h, , . . . ,
cheerlully. He s-ems to know every one;k u j defed flli f mil. .. Ibe ordeal
whdrd he n.eBts, (or he has always a hear-
ly good murriinif Id all. In Short, he is
fine of tl.A best I.Aiiktt nn trie whole rnd. I
he ever performs his task with the utmost
attenti n Snd faithfdlnesS, ketping his
five mile heHt in portect oHef."
1 his teaches e lesson alike of content
merit and fidelity, but the litter only is
odr desigri in citing it. It is an exceed
ingly rare Sight id See S man perfectly
contented with bis lot, but fai more r-o to
see him faithful in the performance of his
little duties of lite. Most men are striv
ing at something great, something uncom
mon, something that is designed to arouec
every latent pdvver ol their nature. They
ha'.e io be lied to the periormance ot litt'e
things, to climb slowly and. persevetingly
up the Udder of fan e and
: . i , l.i.i v.-.n. .A i v .... . . -.
wr-ii, wii.i una ooiu, itprytw siru, w tcii 0(i CDgageri in it. The principles up- .
the topmost rfiund iori w'ui'Jh it is cohdubtcdatlcct the thar-
lt is right, it is manly, it U pp.wo, to , ft(.ler 0( men Ig lllfer6 no Corniptiiio- in. '
flueace at work when all is kit to be right
in polltitt; when all the arts of cbnninrr
and overreaching men are practised;wbeft
h a bery one. Uut Christians cabnot be
excused fiom the duty oh that account. '
Oiler duiiisare attended wl h teril, but
th-y must be prfotmed. So inu t this.
1 ht-y onb it to immS'-ivev, io ti e.r coun
try, and to. tie World, and iLey will be
kept from the ttil if the put on the whule
armor of God, 5o one l.r.s anv'.hing to
Tar wliile acting in accuitiance with the.
commands ofiheCible. And the Bible
is imperative hcrp. It bids every fiian.of
course the. Chiisijan citizen, t do what '
he CUn to bsve giqd rnpn put In the place '
of power, and for obvious reasons, fhf
place of the power is the center otall iai; r
mensc circumlerance of influences, acting
upon the minds ol men either to elevate '
fortune, but'ul.,,n ,..r, in hsn tmanrh ntinn
exert every bnerjjy pf qur nature, every
faculty of our minds, td endeavor to stand
on the same lofty eminence with the great
and good ot ail ages, Dut u t'lotiia not De j foteg aie bon hl gnd oId( wlen me M, .
done by neg!ectihf and sacriflciog httlejhired ,0 y ju WBit l0 deceive? 1 there
thidgS. Indeed, it cannot be; such foot no evij ddue w) fco , u L6d man Id elect
ing can only be obiained by attent on to
them. .
Franklin's worltj-renowned rule fdr an
qii.ring wrklth was. based on the same
I) road prineiplea, viz , fidelity in Hub
ed to office; when some Sabbath-breaker,
some unblushing abettor of intemperance
and profanity, some notorious add cdrrupt
profligate Is put up as a candidate for tbs
place ot power: X!o eyil done when men .
things; "Take care of the pennies and the , pii.te an(i tnilorse that wickedness in
ii. .. :n . .... .r ' ir . . . ......
jEJTWe nover can rospeot persons who
aim Bimply to amuse us. There is a vast
difference between those we call amusing
men and those we denominate entertain
ing; we laugh with tbe former and refjeot
with the latter.'
itSTA Frenchman, who had traveled a
good deal in the . United States, being
asked how he liked the country, an
swered :' "0 I liks ze contree ver
mouch , ma'i it ces verv. finny. In my
contree rOre is vun religion and great
many soup ; mail in zis contree zore is
onlee vun soup and ver many religion I
Celt drolel."
.
tW Caleb Ciisliing says that "if Gen.
Washington were now alive, he would be
a democrat." If Washington were now
alive, he would be about 130 years of
age, but we have no, idea that, evert at
such aft flg, he could doat so grossly ai
to turn democrat. Prentice.
y fjur governmeo land costs one dol
lar aa acre on an average, and champagne
two dollars a bottle. , How many a man
dies landless, who, during his life, has
swallowed a fcjtile township, trees stud
all.
sfSTSay nothing respeo'ting yourself,
either good, bad or indifferent: nothing
good, (pr 'bat is vanity , nothing hail, tor
that is affeeia'fiotf
for that is silly.
nothing indifferent,
iiSTAs a man drinks he generally grows
eckless. In bis case, tho moro drams
the fewer scruples.
XSTln New York City, the, cprnrn6tt
baisflyoidy at twiifght. Crick-bats fly
at all hours.
HyThe ountf tfjrj who, w, 'Ydrivcn
to dWra'diioh," now lea'rsihe will ha've to
walk back.
X"A11 nobility in its beg'innimrs was
sntobody s natural superiority. it. w,
Emerson. . ,
jfr When woman bgin (o count their
admirers, it isn't spt to take tkcni lung
to no it.
dollars will lake care of themselves.''
This rule does for those who acquin
wealth, pr at least those who know to keep
it afw ire tt Iris n; but it is entitrly too
old fahioned lor that portion of our coun
trymen popularly known as "loung A
rnetica ' They tke a more abstract
view of II consider It more in the eggre-
This rule applies not only to wealth and
honor, but to everything and every depart
ment of life. Our paper are crowded
with accidents under the several headiof
shipwreck, railway disasters, explosions,
fires, &c, which could nearly all have
been prevented by strict attention to little
things. It is but asma'l thing to raise a
flag over a brolen rail to fcarri the engine
it u not safe to cress it at the' usual rate
of speed, but a much larger olio to extii
cale from tb pile of ruins the mdiilatcd
bodies bl' tl e passefiirers. . A small thing
to extinguish with your foot the hurting
match thrown on ine fl or alter lighting
a citar, but a far more difficult one to ex
tinguish the psmi s ot a burning house or
city. A srha'l thing to m& lime and
sand together to foim mortar, oi wnicii to
cement logethsr the jtionej Sfrd brick of a
factory, or mill, or chureh, but it is mag
nified with microscopic 1-ns when, at some
unlucky hour, the edifice crumbles to the
ground;
We give too little a'.tentiqn to email
things, fot they firm the kcys'ton.ff on
which the arch is spinner!, the founda
tion on which all our tu cess in lile rests.
When they are neglected onr hopes, are
blasted, piir eipecU'iiorrs die'upportite5,nur
fcuperstruciU'e lulls. There are enough
ready to take ch. rgo ol thfl great things
of life, but lDP fevr !0' m'nc' '' small ones.
When these ifittle things are properly at
tended to1, our houses will be sale, our
railways fie'e from danger, and every de
partment of life benefitted: There ran be
imthing done thai will b- of greater ser
vice to society, or refleel greSicr rxpun ihe
pe. former, lor such an on will not only
merit the praise and commendatiop of hU
fellow men I er- but hen sifit-r, will receive
the welcome af piob.iiion. "Because thou
has been faithitil over u few things I will
make thee ruler qver maii ibinge; tome
up lliManJ s'i wf'h mo on mv throne."
L'OWARD.
"Presoribe no positive laws to thy
will ; for, Jin or maye. h ffrpei .'P- nior
row to diink the same water thou' de
apiseth to day. Fuller.
jt9Rnad not' to contradict and confute
nor to believe and take fur granted, nor to
find talk and discourse, but lo Weigh and
oonaider.-i- Bacon.
jtfEvery man it a volume, if you
know how lo read hira. tChanning.
. , .j
jtIn contemplation of oreated things,
by steps wc sscond to God. Milion.
voting tor such k man, and doing it la the
lace of the positive furbiddiagg of the Bi;
ble? And is there bo evil done ia the
election of such d skeleton of what a ruler
should be? In the uhtce of power rhU
man is like ll e deadly Upas. His ihflu
ence is killing io every bud and blossom
of virtue uroutid h in. The land wilj
mourn under hid influence.
Christians must also feel an icbbsa in
terest in the legula iop of their c66nfry.
The laws ejet-t a silejit but rnightj inflifr
ence in forming the character of those who
live under them. The law of Lyeurgns
left their own imprecs upon lhe Spartin
mind had much to do in miking that
people what they were: The legislation
of afiy i-ou&try is an embodiment, to far
ns it g"s, of tin; public sentiment of that
country; and while it affects directly lbs
civil conduct only of men, yet io eon
trolling this, it affects also the thoughts
and feeling-of ull 'J'hb external bears
upon the inter ns). The mind i$ acted up
on by what it creates. Ia framings rule
of li e it gives beiug to th'u which imparts
direction to thought, existence to feeling,
and character lo ihe whole life. Laws,
iherefore, are something more than mete
outward regulations. They have an in
ward bearing. They act upon tbe miudj
of men. They are to men as ciiizeu
what the doctrines of the Bible are to meu
as Cinistians. They lie at the founda
tion. They affect the entire superstruc
ture. The Christian, thorcfure, ought to feel
an iriteiiBe interest in he j legislation of
his country, lie ought to exert every
energy he La's in fringing trie !af fl of tbe
laud into sympathy wjfh tfce fileyatiflrr f
men in all fho'afpeetd of their existence.'
Every arrangement in the civil condition
should be suhserv;ent to the good of lhe
inner life, Wp dp not say fliat govern-,
me nt should undertake to legislate for tho
heart, 6'r attempt to t xtt-nd its dominions
over thought and fdeling. But we dp
con 'end that it ought not to legislate
ogainst the h-ari; thai it ought not to lor
galize iniquity, or to Countenance that
which sinks men in Social, inVdlectual and
moral being. The legislation ol the earth
xhould be in harmony with man's - whole
beinif. It should hay on it tbe impress
of Christianity, snd every feature of it the
spirit of i me wisdom and exalted benev
olence. For this the Christian can sod
ought to labor. For ihia he should ex
all the rWwers of example, ol precept, and:
persuasion. JV. fitpvgtlitt.
SWiiai we csll life, ia a journey to,
death, aDl what jre .-all .death ips.-.
porl to life. JColiou. ' :i r-,
Nature, witj, ber ysgue and flowing1 '
ways, canoot at s)l fti- W lvith a right
angled person.-Friends jn jCfjuupi. -j .
ggr Reason parinot show itself morei
reasonable than to leave reasoning oa
things above reason. Sir Philip Sidney..
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